#public-speaking

#public-speaking

A well-organized outline boosts confidence and enhances clarity, ensuring your message resonates with the audience, making it a key element for impactful presentations.

Archetypes resonate with all humans as recurring symbols, bridging our inner psychological world with reality, allowing for universal wisdom and understanding.

I never understood quite how much public speaking came with being a writer, because after I wrote my first book no one asked me to do any.

Imagine my good fortune when Kate Winslet moved into my neighbourhood, rang my doorbell and said, 'Dahling, Sam is off shooting, and I believe our children are the same age. Could they possibly have a play date and oh, by the way, it's almost nine o'clock and I've had nothing to drink, do you have any wine?'.

"Going on and on about all the things they are going to do. Never stopping to think that they were saying much the same thing this time last year and nothing much has changed in between."

Make it a conversation, not a deposition. One of my most memorable moments before an interview even began happened earlier this year. As we were setting up to interview a prominent lawyer, our interviewee playfully remarked, 'Is this a deposition?' This person made the comment in jest, but it has since become the most valuable piece of advice I carry into every Q&A and interview since. Engaging the interviewee as a participant, rather than an object of examination can lead to richer, more meaningful dialogue.

"Just before my internship ended, I began searching for accessibility events... that was how I stumbled on the Call for Proposals for WordPress Accessibility Day 2024."

Sometimes, when Tucker Carlson is in the shower, he takes a quiet moment to reflect on whether his haters may be right about him... I actually do try to take stock. Like, am I that person?